| A Ben Rector Christmas | ||||
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| Released | November 13, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2020 | |||
| Length | 19:32 | |||
| Label | OK Kid | |||
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A Ben Rector Christmas is a compilation studio album by American singer-songwriter Ben Rector, released on November 13, 2020, through OK Kid Recordings. It is a collection of popular Christmas songs, including "The Thanksgiving Song", an original piece based on the holiday of the same name; "The Thanksgiving Song" released October 27, 2020, and the album followed on November 13, 2020. Due to lockdowns amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Rector had time to make and release a Christmas album with the lack of scheduled conflicts, ahead of his reworked studio album The Joy of Music.
A fan of Christmas, Rector had always wanted to make a Christmas album. The selection of songs were researched and curated to express feelings of nostalgia and familiarity. Due to COVID-19 restrictions and inspired by A Charlie Brown Christmas, the songs featured a stripped, jazz-forward instrumentation. Recognizing a lack of attention toward Thanksgiving he wrote "The Thanksgiving Song". An associated lyric video for the song was made, and Rector streamed a live performance of A Ben Rector Christmas the following December.